Portemonnaie



July27, 11937. j, MAYER I v 7 2,087,922 v PORTEMONNAIE I filed m 2; 1936I Patented July 27, 1937 FORTEMONNAIE I Leon Mayer; Chicago, Ill. Q.

Atpna on' May 2, isssgserial No. 77,513 4- Claims. (01. 150-35) 4 Iportemonnaies or pocket books of the type adaptedto carry bills, coinand an owners identification card.

This" invention relates to A known'type of such portemonnaie consists ofa flexible outer leather Ior cloth cover'of a generally rectangularform, that is folded on a central transverse line, such fold forminganintegral hinge, and enclosing when folded a coin recep-.

tacleand/or a bill fold, and means for separably locking the two halvesin folded position.

My present invention has to do with portemon naies or pocket .booksofthis general type, and

.its general object is to provide improvements in.

thestructural features 'of such articles .as will render them moredurable, compact, 'capacious' and c'onvenient in use, andinpwhichflallof the various articles carriedthereby will be kept separate fromeachother and any: article c-antbe removed without danger, of losingany, other are b ticle. More specific objects are, to-provide animproved "form of bill fold, to provide in association with the billfold, a flap beneathwhich the bills maybe inserted edgewis'etokeeptheinfrom readily dropping'out or" falling apart when the bill foldfisopened, to provide between thebill fold'and the. cover aconvenientpocket for an owners identificationfcard and to. provide in the V upperside of said pocket a window through which the card is visible when thebills have been removed.

Other objects and attendant advantages of the invention will be'apparentto persons familiar with portemonnaies of this type from the followingdescription, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing in whichI have illustrated one approved embodiment of the invention well adaptedto effectuate the stated purposes and objects thereof, and wherein Fig.1 is a plan view of the device with the body and bill fold both in openposition. I

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Figs. 3 and 4 are sections at right angles to i the section of Fig. 2 onlines 3-3 and 4-74 respectively of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary section in the same sectional plane asFig. 3, showing the flexible bill confining flap turned back andillustrating its mode of attachment to one edge of the bill fold. I i i'Fig. 6 is a perspective detail view of the bill fold blank. I I

A backing member ID of generally rectangular form and a lining l I,united by a continuous line of stitching I2 constitute the cover of theportemonn'aie or purse. Between the margins of the to formmatinghalvesdesignated as entireties'by 5 and comprising a central portion ll andright and left foldable wings or flaps l8and l9 continuous withtheopposite edges of the centralportion ll. This centralportion' ll ofthe flap is fastened to the lining ll of the left section by F a line ofstitching extending along three sides thereof, the fourth sidebeingleftiopen'for the 5"v insertion of an identification card 2'! orthe like bearing the name and address of the owner, and the centralsection I 1 is-cut out to formJa window opening 22 above thecard. Theface of-7 the card is preferably protected from soiling by the overlyingbills by a transparentwindow23, preferably of celluloid,'that is securedin position along three edges by :thestitching 20. On one end of thecentral portion ll'of the bill-fold is an integral extension 24 that, asshown in Fig. 1 is folded inwardly toform ahem, and between the hem andthe underlying body portion of the bill I fold'is inserted an end edgeportion oraflexible transparentj flap 25,. also preferably of celluloid,that is securedat one edge by the stitching 20, as best shown in Fig. 5.The function of this flexible flap 25 is to lie across the centralportion of one or more bills'indicated at B in Fig. 5 to hold the billor bills against accidental escape'when the bill foldis opened.Preferably the hinged end of the flap 25 is also adhered to the hem 24by cement J 26. Where a strip or sheet of celluloid is attached solelyby-stitching, and is repeatedly bent on the stitching as a hinge, itsoon cracks and breaks, and is thus shortlived. I have found 40 that byattaching the celluloid flap 25 in a manner and by the means abovedescribed, when it is bent back to permit removal of the bill or bills,it takes substantially the form shown in Fig. 5 and thus avoids thedestructive sharp bend above referred to. 1

On the outerside of the top bill fold flap I8 is mounted the maleelement 21 of a glove fastener, that cooperates with the female membere, 28 mounted in a tab 29 attached to the cover by 5 the stitching l2,whereby the bill fold withthe bills therein is normally maintainedlocked in folded position. I

On the other half. l6 of the portemonnaie is mounted a coin receptacle.This preferably takes the form of an envelope formed with a back wall30, and a front wall 3|, united on three sides by the stitching II,which of course secures them to the cover. As shown in Fig. 4, the sidewalls of the envelope are formed with bellows folds 32 to enlarge thecapacity of the receptacle, and on;

the free edge of the back wall is an integral closing flap 33overlapping the free edge of the front wall 3|, said flap and front wallbeing equipped with the two members 34 and 35 of a glove fastener. Theedge of the back wall 30 carrying the flap 33 is left unsecured to thecover lining H, so that between the latter and the back wall 30 isformed a pocket which may be used for the reception of stamps, cards,and other flat articles.

The cover backing and lining, the bill fold, and the coin receptacle arepreferably made of a high grade of soft leather which, of course, ishighly flexible transversely, so that the capacity of the article forbills, coins, stamps, cards and the like is considerable; and, when thetwo halves are unfolded to remove either a bill or coin, either the billfold or the coin pocket may be opened without disturbing the lockedposition of the other. The flexible bill retaining flap 25 is a valuableadjunct of the article since, when the bill fold is opened, it keeps thebills from readily dropping out or falling apart enabling one or more tobe readily slipped out without disturbing the others.

Changes in the details of structure and arrangement may be resorted towithin the purview and scope of the claims.

I claim:

1. A portemonnaie of the type described, comprising a generallyrectangular cover foldable on its transverse center line to form matinghalves, and comprising a backing and a lining for said backing stitchedalong its edges to the latter, a bill fold including a single sheet ofmaterial havinga window opening in its central portion and stitched onthree sides of said Window opening to the lining of one of said halvesto thereby form a card pocket and having end flaps foldable on eachother above said central portion, and a flap attached at an edge thereofto an edge of said bill fold above said window opening and adapted tooverlie a bill or bills lying on said bill fold.

2. A portemonnaie of the type described, comprising a generallyrectangular cover foldable on its transverse center line to form matinghalves, and comprising a backing and a lining for said backing stitchedalong its edges to the latter, a bill fold including a single sheet ofmaterial having a window opening in its central portion and stitched onthree sides of-said window opening to the lining of one of said halvesto thereby form a card pocket and having end flaps foldable on eachother above said central portion, and a transparent flexible flapstitched at one edge thereof to an edge of said bill fold above saidwindow and adapted to overlie a bill or bills lying on said bill fold.

3. A portemonnaie of the type described, comprising a generallyrectangular cover foldable on its transverse center line to form matinghalves, and comprising a backing and a lining for said backing stitchedalong its edges to the latter, a bill fold including a single sheet ofmaterial having a window opening in its central portion and stitched onthree sides of said window opening to the lining of one of said halvesto thereby form a card pocket and having end flaps foldable on eachother above said central portion, a,transparent window beneath saidopening attached at an edge thereof to and between said bill fold andlining, and a flap attached at an edge thereof to an edge of said billfold above said window opening and adapted to lie across a bill or billslying on said bill fold.

4. A portemonnaie of the type described, comprising a generallyrectangular cover foldable on its transverse center line to form matinghalves,

and comprising a backing and a lining for said backing stitched alongits edges to the latter, a bill fold including a single sheet ofmaterial having a window opening in its central portion and stitched onthree sides of said window opening to the lining of one of said halvesto thereby form a card pocket and having end flaps foldable on eachother above said central portion, a flexible transparent window beneathsaid opening stitched at an edge thereof to and between said bill foldand lining, and a transparent flexible flap stitched at an edge thereofto an edge of said bill fold above said window opening and adapted tolie across a bill or bills lying on said bill fold.

LEON MAYER.

